
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Hill as Cairn (prehistoric) - (medieval)(possible), Triangulation Station (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Prehistoric cairn, possibly dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, with later medieval activity; its significance lies in its potential as a long-used ceremonial or funerary site, overlain by 19th-century triangulation infrastructure.
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Places near here
Proscribe BurnHut (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1439 yd
Boghead BurnSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1580 yd
KnockbreckSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1641 yd
Wardlaw HillBeacon Stance (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairn (period Unknown), Commemorative Monument (20th Century), Finger Ring (bronze)(iron Age) · 1.3 mi
Tibbie PaganMemorial · 2.1 mi
Glenmuir HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Macadam's CairnMemorial · 2.4 mi
Site of Macadam's TarworksVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Marchouse HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Site of Springhill HouseVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Kyle CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.7 mi
Murdoch's CaveCave · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0